german coffee sponge cake
I got this recipe from a dear friend who got it from a very old cookbook she found at a garage sale. It is a German recipe translated by Gertrude Berger Schmidt (1888-1960). The original doesn't call for frosting, but I have added a cream cheese frosting. Photo: Lifestyle.yahoo.com
prep time
15 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
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yield
8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 4 - egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup karo syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup cold coffee
- 1 cup ground pecans
- 4 - egg whites
How To Make german coffee sponge cake
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Step 1In a large bowl, combine egg yolks, sugar and Karo. Beat well. Add salt, flour, baking powder, vanilla, and coffee. Beat well. Add nuts.
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Step 2In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into batter.
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Step 3Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for about 25 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
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Step 4Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting: 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/2 stick butter 1 box powdered sugar 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/3 cup chopped pecans Combine all ingredients, except nuts, and mix well. Frost the top of a 9x13-inch cake, or if making layers, frost between each layer, as well as top and sides. After frosting, sprinkle nuts over cake.
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Category:
Cakes
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
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#For Kids
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#Healthy
Diet:
Vegetarian
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